PURPOSE. To transmit the revised certificate of apportionment for
the Metropolitan Planning funds authorized for FY 1996 by 23 United States Code
Section 104(f). This Notice revises Notice 4510.349 dated November 29, 1995,
pursuant to Comptroller General opinion B-275490 (December 5, 1996). On December
24, 1996, revised FY 1994 Highway Trust Fund income statements were received
from the Department of the Treasury. The apportionment is effective immediately.

AVAILABILITY

The Metropolitan Planning funds resulting from this apportionment are
subject to lapse on September 30, 1999, if they have not been obligated for projects.

The funds resulting from this apportionment are available for obligation
immediately and will be subject to obligation controls in force at the time of obligation.

The participation rate for these funds is 80 percent with sliding scale
rates not to exceed 95 percent.

The appropriation code is 085.

ACTION. Division Administrators should ensure that copies of this
Notice are furnished to State highway agencies.

/s/
Jane F. Garvey
Acting Federal Highway
Administrator

Attachment

CERTIFICATE OF APPORTIONMENT OF
THE SUM OF $136,795,688 DEDUCTED FOR
METROPOLITAN PLANNING FROM THE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR
THE INTERSTATE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM,
THE INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM,
THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM,
THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM,
THE CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
AND THE BRIDGE PROGRAMFOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1996

TO--

The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and the State Highway Departments:

Pursuant to section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, title 23, United States Code,
and the delegation of authority from the Secretary of Transportation to the
Federal Highway Administrator in section 1.48, title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, I certify--

First, that in compliance with section 104(f)(1) of title 23, United States
Code, and after making the deductions authorized by section 104(a) of title
23, United States Code, I have deducted one per centum of the sums remaining
from the authorizations for the Interstate Reimbursement Program, Interstate
Maintenance Program, the National Highway System, the Surface Transportation
Program, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program and the
Bridge Program, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, for the purpose
of carrying out section 134 of title 23, United States Code.

Second, that I have computed the apportionment for Metropolitan Planning for
the purpose of carrying out section 134 of title 23, United States Code, among
the several States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia
in the manner provided by law in accordance with the formula in section 104(f)(2)
of title 23, United States Code.

Third, that the sums which are hereby apportioned to each State, the District
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for Metropolitan Planning,
effective immediately, are respectively as follows:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

REVISED APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS FOR
METROPOLITAN PLANNING
AUTHORIZED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996